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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]As a father of a young boy, I think about this all the time.  Things are so different from when I was a kid which wasn't even that long ago.  You can't do rec league soccer and more it has to be travel league, summer camp signup started before the New Year, high school kids are doing charity trips to third world countries...  This list just goes on and on...[/quote]

You can do rec soccer. It is a choice. Most kids who do travel soccer will eventually quit and it serves very little purpose. [/quote]

It’s really hard to find a rec soccer team after 6th grade.

I’m feeling this stress because my kid had a bad freshman year and even he got straight As the rest of HS, he probably won’t get into UMd or anything like a top 100 school.  He had basically one bad month that ranked his second semester grades and it feels like there’s no recovery from it.  [/quote]

It doesn’t really matter.  My spouse went to a public university ranked outside of top 200 and is now a surgeon making 7 figure salary.  Please don’t make your son feel like they won’t succeed because of this.  There are many pathways to success. In many ways going to a lesser college has a lot of advantages.  There are more available opportunities to shine and to set yourself apart.  It is very hard to gain extra opportunities and set yourself apart at highly competitive top-rated colleges.[/quote]

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